The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-24
Various and All About.

The County Farmers Club will NEE
in the Court House on next Saturday.
Remember the meeting tonight t(
complete the organization Of the y. NJ
c. A.
There were only two cases before the
Mayors court during the month Of Feb
rEary.
Rev. Prof. Holmes DySingcr will
preach in the Lutheran Church next
Sunday.
The Almighty Dollar" Was 4 phrase
used by Washington Irving i'll his sketch
Of the Creole village.
A few loads of wood from some OF our
subscribers who desire to hanl would
be acceptable at this Office just now.
The Sons If Temperance meet next
Monday night. There will br an cleo
ton OF officers at this meeting.
The State Convention OF the y. NJ.
C. A. will meet here April l4-l1. We
will publish programme for the meeting
next week.
A hotel safe has been eXhumed from
the wreck of the Buffalo fire, and its
contents, including s3O,0Oo or $4,000
worth of diamonds, found to be in good
shape.
Mr.. G.. /. Havird warns al persons
not 10 hire Jim Nance as he is under
contract with him for this year. See
notice.
See notice OF dissolution Of partner
ship between CASTOR & Hunt. Mr.. Hunt
will continue the book business ut the
same place.
Engineer Hammond has had his filth
run Of, and they say all OF them have
taken place in March. Surely the March
winds have nothing to 90 with the mat
ter. Fortunately he has never been Sc
riouSly injured.
The Mayor calls meeting OF the citi-
z.ns in the Opera House Oh April lst 10
nominate Mayor and Aldermen for the
next year. The election is April -.
We propose the present Council for re-
election.
Quite number Of persons were OBJ
serving the evening star on Tuesday
night. 1t is said to have oscllated-up
and down for some time just before it
disappeared. Will some astronomer
please explain this freak?
The second term in Newbcrry College
closes next week and the examination
of college classes will be in progress
during the week. The boys will have a
day or two of rest the last of next week
after the close OF the examination.
There was an interesting and amusing
case before Justice Blease's court yes
terday afternoon about the shooting OF
d dog. The charge was cruelty to ami
mails. The case had not been decided
when we went to press.
Talmage said in his lecture the other
night that ''the man who can and won't
sing should be sent to the Sing Sing"
That would be TOO severe. 1t is the man
who can't sing and Will sing WHO should
be sent to Sing Sing. 2. S.-For ninety
years.-No17iaopn Herald.
The severe cold weather for the past
few days has killed large proportion,
if not all, the fruit crop. At least that
is the opinion OF a great many persons.
OF course there will be some fruit, and
possibly more damage has been done
the peach crop than the apple.
A young merchant Of our town, on
opening box of matches the other day
found nice slip of paper enclosed, and
a request written on it, III lady'S hand,
to correspond with Miss Nellie keeiy,
Westville, Conn. 1t is needless to say
that the young merchant embraced this
opportunity.
A warrant has !.een sworn out before
Justice Blease by Davis Ruff against
Ella Dewalt and Sidney Dewalt for
assault and battery Of high and agg-
gravated nature on the person Of John
Lattcrson, 4 boy only about nine years
old. The parties are all colored. Those
who saw the boy say he has been terri
bly, beaten. He is very small.
Mr.. Reeves, the North Carolin,an,
who was up before Commissioner Den
mis- last week for selling tobacco without
license, was released by the commis-
sioners. The case between Mr.. Reeves
and Mr.. Coram, before Justice Blease,
is still hanging and both parties are
still in town. It is likely the whole al
fair will be settled.
The Young Mems Christian. Associa-
ton rooms in Columbia are nicely fitted
up. 1t was our pleasure to visit them
last week while in Columbia. We hope
soon to see Newbcrry have such rooms.
Such a place for our young men to 90
and spend pleasant evening will cer-
tainly be oi great benefit to them. We
hope everybody will go to work to make
the organization for our town and then
help to make it I success.
Agents Wanted